I heerd him move around and den all was still.

'What you doing, Mose ?' I axed.

'I'm going to say my prayers,' he said, 'and it's de last time too, 'cause de Injines will soon be here.' I didn't try to stop him, for I felt so bad, I commenced saying mine in de bed.
"Big Mose kept mumbling and crying for a long time, and I shaking more and more, when all at once, hebens, golly! I see'd somefin' bright-like shine trough de winder, and I looked out and de barn was all afire.

Den dar come a yell dat nearly blowed de roof off de house.
Big Mose gib a screech and run, and _bang-bang_ went a lot ob guns all around us.

De Injines was dar, burnin', tomahawkin', screechin', shoutin', and killin' de poor niggers as fast as dey showed demselves.
I see'd Miss Mary----" "Did they harm her ?" "No! She didn't 'pear _skeart_ a bit.